Medical Dictionary
select
vi se·lect \sə-ˈlekt\
Medical Definition of SELECT
: to cause a specified gene, trait, or organism to become more frequent or less frequent—usually used with for or against <animal breeders need to select simultaneously for improved conformity to breed characteristics and against defective genes causing disease>
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